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CICANT – The Centre for Research in Applied Communication, Culture, and New Technologies

02/09/2026

🎬 FilmEU Imagination Challenge 2026 is open!

The FilmEU Imagination Challenge 2026 invites students from all disciplines and backgrounds to join international, interdisciplinary teams and develop an original film event for a specific audience.

It includes:
- collaborate internationally
- develop a real-world idea
- get guidance from academics and industry professionals
- present the idea at the FilmEU Industry Summit in Dublin.

Selected participants will have travel and accommodation covered.

📅 Apply by 23 September 2026

Read the full news here 👉https://cicant.ulusofona.pt/agenda-news/news-events/33093-call-for-filmeu-imagination-challenge-2026

31/08/2026

CICANT researcher Ana Jorge and PhD student Filipa Neto contributed to a recent article exploring the growing interest in digital disconnection and the emergence of offline spaces and communities in Lisbon. 📵

The article looks at digital fatigue, face-to-face interaction, and the changing relationship between technology and urban life, highlighting insights from both researchers.

Read the full article through our website news 👉https://cicant.ulusofona.pt/agenda-news/news-events/32913-cicant-researcher-contributes-to-article-on-digital-disconnection

26/08/2026

🤖 Generative AI in Higher Education

The AI Literate project has published four national reports exploring how higher education communities in Italy, Portugal, Poland, and Croatia are experiencing and responding to Generative AI.

The reports highlight the need for redesigned assessment, stronger critical-thinking and verification skills, and shared institutional responsibility.

🇵🇹 A note on the findings from the Portuguese report is also available on the CICANT LinkedIn and X pages.

Read the four national reports on the website news here 👉https://cicant.ulusofona.pt/agenda-news/news-events/32912-ai-literature-project-publishes-four-national-rountable-reports-on-genrative-ai-in-higher-education

24/08/2026

🎨 YouNDigital training inspires student-created mural at Filipa de Vilhena School

The YouNDigital – Youth, News and Digital Citizenship project continues to leave its mark beyond the classroom. Following the "Reading and Writing the World" training programme developed with Filipa de Vilhena School in Porto, Visual Arts students created a mural that creatively reflects the project's key themes: news literacy, algorithms and artificial intelligence.

The artwork now stands as a lasting visual legacy within the school, encouraging the entire community to reflect on critical media literacy and digital citizenship.

Read the full news here 👉https://cicant.ulusofona.pt/agenda-news/news-events/28099-youndigital-training-inspires-artistic-mural-created-by-students-from-the-filipa-vilhena-school

17/08/2026

🌍 LabCLIP/CICANT fosters dialogue on Portuguese-speaking cultures and decolonial perspectives

Throughout 2026, LabCLIP/CICANT promoted a series of initiatives dedicated to Portuguese-speaking cultures, African Studies and critical perspectives on colonial legacies.

Highlights included:
- the third edition of the Entre Culturas cycle;
- the International Conference on Studies of Portuguese-Speaking Cultures;
- the Second Summer School on African Studies in Portuguese.

Read the full news here 👉https://cicant.ulusofona.pt/agenda-news/news-events/27742-labclip-promotes-dialogue-on-cultures-of-portuguese-and-african-studies

10/08/2026

📚 New special issue of Portuguese Studies edited by CICANT researcher Lurdes Macedo

A new special issue of the Q3-ranked journal Portuguese Studies, "Arts and Culture of Resistance in Lusophone Africa: 50 Years of Independence", has been published, co-edited by Lurdes Macedo (CICANT), Tom Stennett, and Elísio Macamo.

The issue brings together contributions from researchers across the world, including two articles by CICANT researchers Lurdes Macedo and Vanessa Ribeiro-Rodrigues, as well as an interview with the journal's founder, Helder Macedo, conducted by Nuno Bessa Moreira and Lurdes Macedo.

Read the full news here 👉 https://cicant.ulusofona.pt/agenda-news/news-events/27385-portuguese-studies-special-issue-edited-by-cicant-researcher-lurdes-macedo

03/08/2026

📢 STORYline research shared at three international conferences

During June and July, the STORYline team presented key findings from its participatory research at three international conferences - the National and European Networks in Cultural Studies (RNEC), the 10th International Conference on Media Ethics, and the 19th IBERCOM Congress -, contributing to discussions on intergenerational citizenship, digital narratives, and media ethics.

These presentations highlight CICANT’s commitment to participatory research and international knowledge exchange in the fields of media, communication, and citizenship.

👏 Congratulations to the STORYline team! Read the full news here: https://cicant.ulusofona.pt/agenda-news/news-events/25956-storyline-international-conferences

20/07/2026

📢 Call for papers - deadline extended:
There's still time to submit your proposal for the NewsArcade@Classroom European Conference 2026!

🗓️ New submission deadline: 29 July 2026

To make participation more accessible, authors whose proposals are accepted may now choose to present their work online. The conference itself will continue to take place in person at Lusófona University – Lisbon University Centre on 5–6 November 2026, bringing together researchers, teachers, educators, and professionals to discuss:

🎮 Gamification and game-based learning
📰 Media and news literacy
🌍 Education against disinformation and polarisation
💡 Digital literacy and pedagogical innovation
🤝 Co-creation, inclusion, and educational transformation

Also, accepted authors will have the opportunity to submit a full paper for a special issue of the International Journal of Games and Social Impact.

Remember the full news here 👉https://cicant.ulusofona.pt/agenda-news/news-events/21055-newsarcade-european-conference-2026

20/07/2026

🤖 How is Artificial Intelligence transforming communication and media research?

Join the VI MeLCi Lab Autumn School 2026, taking place online from 10–13 November, organised by CICANT's MeLCi and AISIC Labs.

Whether you're a researcher, doctoral student, or academic interested in AI and media, this is an opportunity to develop new skills while critically engaging with one of the most transformative technologies of our time.

Read the full news here 👉https://cicant.ulusofona.pt/agenda-news/news-events/26135-melcilab-announces-vi-autumn-school-2026
& don't miss the application deadline 📆15 September

17/07/2026

📸 Guest lecture by Nuno Borges de Araújo

Architect and photo historian Nuno Borges de Araújo delivered a guest lecture, organized by Early Visual Media Lab, to Photography students at Lusófona University, exploring the history of women in Portuguese professional photography (1844–1910).

Read the full news to discover the contributions of this session for our students here 👉https://cicant.ulusofona.pt/agenda-news/news-events/25777-guest-lecture-by-nuno-borges-de-araujo

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